Cuddly

I struggled a little with this one.  The cat was too obvious, not to mention uncooperative, so my thoughts turned in other directions.

These cherubs holding up the basin of a fountain in the Allée d'Eau at Versailles look cuddly enough in shape, but not in feel.

Again in Versailles, this statue of a man (or is he a god) with a baby ought to be cuddly, but he doesn't look as though he's used to cuddling a baby.  He looks decidedly ill at ease.

But then I remembered Fontainebleau (or Versailles-without-the-crowds) where I saw this amazing collection of cuddly toys.

They weren't just a heap of cuddly toys, but a seat, one of a display of modern and mass-produced furniture that could also be considered art.

My first reaction was, "How wonderful", but then I started to think about what it was for.  The toys are hardly the conventional cuddly types apart from the teddy bear which appears to be half-buried by the rest, so was it really intended as a child's seat?  With sharks and crocodiles and what may be a python? 

I haven't examined the photos carefully yet.  How many animals are there?

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